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Small Bird (Swallow ?) on Cherry Branch

Utagawa Hiroshige

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a small bird perched on a cherry blossom branch. The bird has a brown back and wings, and a white belly. The branch extends from the bottom right corner to the top left, with several pink cherry blossoms and green leaves. Some blossoms have fallen petals and are pinkish-red. The background is beige with a blue gradient at the top. There are several Japanese characters in black ink on the left side of the image, and a red seal with white characters. Two additional seals are located at the bottom left. The image has a rectangular shape with a thin white border.

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328 × 900 px
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